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Which model of the Intel X25-M SSD should I buy?

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JTToft

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Hi!

Actually, I had my mind set on getting a 7200 RPM harddrive for my future MacBook Pro, but after reading about these Intel SSD's, I really want one! :D

But I am very confused as to which model I should buy. I have seen three different models of the 80 GB X25-M.

There's an all black one, there's a silver one, and there's a silver one with a black border. See the attached pictures.

I have heard something about 1st gen and 2nd gen of this particular drive, but which is which?

Please give some advice. I have zero experience with Solid State Drives.
I basically want to know which Intel SSD (80 GB) I should buy for my MacBook Pro.

- Thanks! :)
 

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I think the black one is retail and other ones are OEM, not sure though. NewEgg has the OEM version for 195$

EDIT: Looks like the black one is Extreme, bottom one is retail/OEM and the silver one is just something, maybe just difference color
 
The bottom one is the G2 (newest) version based on the small (32nm?) architecture. The upper drives are the older, G1 retail and OEM versions (based on the larger (45nm?) architecture).

You'll want to buy the G2 version, and update the firmware to the latest version. I posted a link to the firmware update page for this drive in an earlier post, lmk if you can't find it and I'll repost.
 
Black is X-25M G1, Silver on the bottom with the black spacer attached is X-25M G2 "Postville". The silver on the top-right is the X-25V.

Get the X-25M G2.
 
Thanks for all your replies! :)

Am I to understand that as long as it says "Intel X25-M G2", I should be OK?
And there isn't one Generation 2 that's better than the other?
 
JTToft said:
- Okay. Thanks.



- Good to know. But the 160GB is out of the question. I simply can't afford it.
I just need to figure out how I'll manage to get by with only 80GB...
Click to expand...

I have Adobe Creative Design Suite Premium, Office 08, Warcraft 3, a gig of various games, and a 3 gig iPhoto library and 1 gig of DeviantArt saves and I top out at 28 gigs.
I keep my iTunes on the hard drive I replaced in my Macbook. Just bought an external Usb enclosure. A little slim one.
If you want the speed, you will make room.
 
Jason Beck said:
I have Adobe Creative Design Suite Premium, Office 08, Warcraft 3, a gig of various games, and a 3 gig iPhoto library and 1 gig of DeviantArt saves and I top out at 28 gigs.
I keep my iTunes on the hard drive I replaced in my Macbook. Just bought an external Usb enclosure. A little slim one.
If you want the speed, you will make room.
Click to expand...

- I think I will manage. :)
But the thing is, I need to have my iTunes library (currently, it's 22 GB) on the SSD. I really don't want to depend on an external harddrive when I want to listen to music. That's too impractical.

I am used to having a 250 GB 7200 RPM harddrive in my laptop, but I'll just store some of my rarely-used stuff on an external harddrive. :)
 
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